The Brazilian test was a complete mess. Following the problems in the shakedown, where the media have not had to suspend aid came many more produced by continuous rains in the area during the past week. Rains that even forced to cancel flights due to the large amount of water they had, and even more blurred even a rally with very little incentive.

The few who had the you can find more or less summarized in the video that we bring. In it you can see a Kris Meeke untouchable during the two days of competition. His Peugeot 207 S2000 and he put a rate unattainable before completing the first stage had already virtually doomed the test. Thereafter the cut looked Skoda differences with his spectacular driving style, but it was too late to take the victory in Northern Ireland.

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You can say that the second year of Force India in Formula 1 was great for the team’s interests. Eighty-eight million paid by Vijay Mallya were monetised during the past year as the first points made by an Indian team in the big circus. Who could say, a team capable of dealing with rivals much higher and much larger budgets come from something as Spyker in 2007.

After one year counting Ferrari V8 engines in 2009 became Use the same as the McLaren team, something that undoubtedly gave them wings and allowed the cars to improve their top speed on the fastest circuits. Proof of this was achieved pole in Belgium Grand Prix and the second on the grid obtained in Monza.

Grand Prize In those same team achieved its best score of the season and his short career in Formula 1. Surely no one will forget the joy of Fisichella after securing second place behind Kimi Raikkonen in Spa. Adrian Sutil also showed its good performance at the wheel of that car with fourth place in the Italian Grand Prix.

For this year, the new Force India VJM03 also get the Mercedes’ collaboration on the issue of so propellers are expected to have that extra power again. As if there will be changes in the name of its pilots. While Adrian Sutil will remain on the team if the second seat will fall into the hands of Vitantonio Liuzzi, who already replaced Giancarlo Fisichella after his move to Ferrari.

Adrian Sutil starts the season with high hopes her, and with the nonsense already has four in Indian education. At least try to overcome the five points made by the German over the past three years. Meanwhile Liuzzi also begins a new year in hopes of completing a good performance to enable it to climb back into the great circus, again.

, For its part also will change in the test pilot where it appears Paul di Resta, ex-pilot of German Touring Car Championship, and has already demonstrated long as the wheel of powerful cars. The Scot has already demonstrated during testing of the rookies who may be among the first and promises to be one of those future promises.

Despite the delays to the team, that they even fear to not take part in the opening races of the year, without any problem VJM03 participated in preseason testing. The car was presented with the usual and shark fin and a nose, with some differences, closely resembled the snout used by Renault last season.

During testing at Jerez, Valencia and Barcelona have gone quite well and after completing 4,000 kilometers hope to have made a car strong enough to withstand the heat and dust of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Although the team claim that this third year mark a turning point, fighting regularly for points and podiums, no one is so naive to think that the Force India F1 Team will be a candidate to be among the five first.

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After the bad taste that left me Curitiba Rally Rally Mexico arrived. As I said in my usual best and the worst, Sébastien Loeb bag again to the fore their cannibalism and style Hannibal “Loebcter” won before reaching the final day Sunday. Although we’re used to that whenever this takes place in question loses the rally big gains in emotion, this time we enjoyed a lot of fun other struggles.

Is the case from that seen by the second square between Petter Solberg and Sebastien Ogier. Both drivers put their Citroën C4 WRC to the fullest and settled their dispute in the final stage. As you can see by the final gesture of self-Petter, Norwegian won the duel and got his first podium of the season after the rebuke of Sweden.

In addition, the rally left us many other images. Kimi Raikkonen’s accident, slip of Dani Sordo in which nearly injures his own suspension after having broken his C4 WRC or even the peculiar form of heat that is Ken Block before starting the stages. The latter left us very good snapshots that will undoubtedly much to talk until you start in a month’s Rally of Jordan. Hope you like it.

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Speaking of Williams is talking about the essence of Formula 1. You speak of a Formula 1 that no longer exists, many miss and that the march of the big brands seem destined to be reborn. But until that happens, we can say that Williams F1 team is the last remaining old-fashioned. A team of no names and trademarks.

But times have changed and Williams is having difficulty adapting to modernity. Since the last title of Jacques Villeneuve has been many years, 13 specifically, and since then the team was unable to continue enlarging its halo. The first years of the decade of the ’90s marked the height of the team. A dominant team that only Michael Schumacher (and some of their dirty tricks) was able to outshine. In the last decade, his union with BMW looked to greening achievements, but it did not.

After BMW, arrived Cosworth (best forgotten), then Toyota and pack package and engines. Toyota has gone and as usual Williams F1 is still there. Again, Williams will join another of the legendary names in Formula 1 Cosworth. With the British motorized, the Grove team won its first pole, his first flying lap, his first victory and its first constructors’ title as both pilots, with Alan Jones at the wheel of the Williams FW07B.

But let history aside and return to the present, which is what interests us. In 2010, Williams will live a little revolution. Change engine and drivers. Toyota makes way for Cosworth and Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajuma cede their seats to Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hülkenberg. Starting motors, one might think that change is worse. Toyota engines were not the best on the grid but could be considered large engines. Still, neither Williams nor Toyota were removed too much performance.

Cosworth engines are one of the great unknowns of the season. Three years out of Formula 1 are too, although the company is beyond any doubt when discussing his work. Moreover, the fact that Cosworth motorize also handle three of the four new teams is not good sign.

Yet, in preseason Williams has been very pleased with the British engine performance. Both Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hülkenberg, Williams has cast day after day among the best in the field, and that can only mean one thing, the job is well done. True, this season workouts are tricky, but less is nothing and will have to think positive.

The Williams FW32 is a completely new design. A design is nothing revolutionary, and even St. Michael talked about a totally new design. Despite being together with GP Brawn and Toyota, the only ones who knew how to interpret the legislation to create a dual diffuser “magical” in Williams took the match did not expected. “Not even at Toyota. To see if the Japanese engines would be a chestnut. Despite this advantage and take a year working, changing regulations and petrol cans for deposits made them a fresh start.

If the changes came in the engine, also came in quines they drive. Nico Rosberg took for completion of their training at Williams and walked off to a great new team, Mercedes GP. Although we could not say that his stay at Williams is a complete failure, Nico Rosberg was expecting a little more. A top pilot, takes them out of there. In Williams and only had two podium finishes in 2008 adorn his career. Take to claim victory in the Singapore Grand Prix 2008. If Crashgate is “proven” by the FIA, Fernando Alonso should be disqualified. Williams is not to lose wins.

And if the passage of Nico Rosberg at Williams F1 has not been as expected, Kazuki Nakajima has been a complete blur. Another more if we talk about pilots placed by someone on another team. Better not talk more than I wear black. So the Japanese have to pass Rubens Barrichello. If the childhood dream was to drive from Fernando Alonso’s McLaren and Ferrari Brazilian’s dream was to drive one of the faster cars of Frank Williams.

After a season Brawn GP full of “hits,” Barrichello Williams reached with the batteries recharged. His 37 years are not a problem, and his 287 Grands Prix will only add. Barrichello will be the pilot experienced on whom has fallen the task of evolving the car and vest the hopes of being in the points regularly. With four teams and eight drivers in front, in theory, there are two places for points. Williams will have to beat with Toro Rosso, Force India and perhaps the Renault Sauber’s Kubica and De la Rosa. Many candidates for two seats and to expect the errors of the above. That is where Brazil will have to put the extra point of his infinite experience. In Barrichello we trust.

And if Barrichello pinning much of the hopes, I think Nico Hülkenberg to believe. Nothing more. The German has a track record in the “lower classes” only available to a few, well, the scope of just one. Of Lewis Hamilton. This letter should be sufficient. Unfortunately in Formula 1, to succeed when you’re young does not mean it in the top flight. So we must be patient with German, although we can not deny the evidence that we expect good results. Although they are sporadic. The demonstration that there should be no gap is expected, and even could not inconceivable that in circuits where it already has experience, can beat Barrichello. Yet the fight is not with his team mate. It will be himself and just hope that it champions.

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Without a doubt this season for the team based in Faenza, Italy, will be the beginning of a new road. If we extrapolate from the competition and performed a little parallel with the TV, I would come to the cone head thing slogan “welcome to the independent republic of your home.” And it is something to what he expects this year to Toro Rosso. They are the newly independent twenties facing the outside world.

The whole philosophy of improvised given that from this year’s men Franz Tost be completely alien to their older brothers of Red Bull. During the last test in Valencia could see the first car that made Ferrari, the STR5, after being forbidden to leave the cars to customers and Toro Rosso at the expense of their own development.

However the car developed and designed by Giorgio Ascanelli and company has been very rapid during the entire preseason, after many days among the best times of the qualifying sessions. Certainly a good sign, and even more if we add that both drivers have shown very good feeling with the car’s performance. It’s unbelievable that this saying this when just a few years ago, particularly before 2006, the pilots of this same structure struggled to keep his Minardi into the track.

Without But throughout the history of Formula 1 have been given this kind of teams that have gradually become virtually mobile schools for beginners. A place to make hands and develop future world champions. For now at Toro Rosso has formed a promising young is already a reality. As you will understand I am talking about Sebastian Vettel was the first to get a win and a pole for the team. Although also sincerely hope that both as Sébastien Buemi Alguersuari reach the German level of Red Bull.

Catalan has now passed its first test with a season not complete, in Formula 1 that can be described as acceptable. Alguersuari faces a new year, which at first was not confirmed until a week before starting the test, with enthusiasm and keen to do well after the experience gained during 2009. At least try to overcome his best grid position, twelfth, and his best result, fourteenth.

The case of teammate, Sebastien Buemi, is similar. The Swiss if it has completed its first season at the wheel of a car in the premier class and therefore has more experience and miles behind the Spanish. Proof of this is their best result, fourth on the grid in the Brazilian Grand Prix and two sevenths and two eighth places that allowed late harvest their first six points in Formula 1. A good deal of points for a driver who has just started his career as though it were mid-year with a far more mediocre.

I would stress also the proponent of that kids enjoy the Toro Rosso. Neither more nor less than the 056 that will Ferrar Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso. A further support to begin the emancipation that I have said before. Although we must also point out that the STR5 has an aerodynamic design that follows the philosophy of continuity and the lines of the Red Bull RB5.

On the interior, more of the same. At Toro Rosso continued with its red bull “pissed” on his rear wing and nose with a duck wrapped in the colors of the team. A team also has been very fast in short runs and with the help of the Austrian energy drink giant promises to give a lot of trouble in mid-table and last positions of points, which this year come to the tenth position.

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The Renault F1 team has undergone a complete overhaul during the winter. For a start, which was previously known as Renault F1 does not exist, and you can even argue that the current team Renault is really, really since the team is owned by Genii Capital and businessman Gerard Lopez, who decided to keep the computer name Formula 1. It is important to note the signing of Eric Boullier as new crew chief.

During 2009, the Renault suffered all kinds of problems. The end of 2008 season had been very promising, with very good performance and two victories (although one of them he was completely tainted by crashgate. For this reason, 2009 had to be the year of the return to the struggle for title along with Fernando Alonso.

do not come close to it. During the offseason, the car did not pass the crash test of the FIA and its front had to be redesigned. This, along with the long history of double diffuser , left Renault R29 with a very loose. The Pole Position in Hungary and the podium of Singapore were the high points in a season with a lot of disappointments. Piquet’s performance, his dismissal from the team itself crashgate, poor performance (although on the other hand, expected) Romain Grosjean ING progress of the team … in short, a season finale that had little to do with 2008.

( #) Speaking of Renault’s return to its origins no longer an irony. Although the colors and more centralized its operations in France, events that evoke his early days in Formula 1, everything else has a different flavor . Renault is little involved, no French drivers (the always there, from 1977 to 1985) on board, and a priori is not a team of head. Anyway, Renault seems to want to start from scratch, and that will honor after what happened with Briatore. The Renault R30, which many saw a striking resemblance to its predecessor, has evolved during winter testing, to the point that has little to see the R30 we saw in Cheste with which we saw in Montmelo.

His first mate, Robert Kubica, hardly needs introduction. In his fifth year (fourth track) in Formula 1, the Pole is considered one of the most complete driver on the grid. The results with BMW -Sauber endorse him, especially in 2008, when he was vying for the championship, even with options math final two races. It is clear that the change means that Renault BMW will have to adapt to a new way of working. Robert stands above all in the race, always a very steady pace. have great careers, but if the car does not work properly, sometimes lost by the bottom of the pack.

The team’s second driver in 2010 will be the rookie Vitaly Petrov. The Russian comes to Formula 1 after a solid year that has given him the runner-up from GP2. Despite his performance, was presumably the money, sponsors, who have gotten the job at Renault to Petrov. It is thanks to him that Lada will have their logos on the cars yellow. Petrova as Formula 1 driver can say very little, or rather nothing, although it has dedicated to preparing all preseason long stints, so it is likely to suffer more during the ratings during races, but 2010 should be a learning year for him.

In short, the pair of Renault drivers is not the strongest in the grid, but the desire and ability Petrov Kubica are more than enough ingredients to drive the Renault R30. This pair of Eastern European drivers can be brilliant at times, as seen Formula 1 in the case of Polish and GP2 in the case of Russian.

Following the submission of the R30, many people saw it as a poor effort on the part Renault to recover to level, given its strong resemblance to last year’s car, but as we have advanced test, the car has evolved, both aesthetic and performance level. Renault plays the trump card of a motor consuming and has to punish little bit of tires, though that depends on the chassis. This car has been designed thinking about racing on Sunday, knowing that is where and when you play the points. If the tactic is going to be fine or not, that it will begin to see in less than a week. In my opinion, Renault will work better than it appeared just a month ago.

A key point, besides the engine and its light use, will be the rear wing, who plays with curved forms. This is somewhat unconventional in Formula 1, and it may be that this will help a little in his slow recovery process into the leading group. In general, Renault has had tendency to produce quite revolutionary rear wing, some more successful than others. In my opinion, the French team (or Luxembourg, as you look) this year will be fighting for points.’ll have to see how regularly and, above all, how year just because I think that Renault has the eye to the future, not just in 2010.

To summarize a bit, Renault raises 2010 as an season to recover, reorder a team which had been mired in a terrible mess that neither the presence of two-time champion Fernando Alonso could solve. An example is the signing of Boullier, or return to the Renault factory colors, away from all they represent the colors orange, yellow and white. It’s a good way to approach the season, provided they do not forget that in addition to a cleaning exercise imaging media, are also part of a world championship race hire the highest level. For my part, I hope to live up to the occasion and can, at least away from the shadows of Flavio Briatore.

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No one and nothing else with the domain shown by Kris Meeke Rally in Curitiba. The Northern Irishman has signed up today its first win of the season, second of his career in the Brazilian test, removing the thorn that is stuck fast after the accident in the Monte Carlo Rally. The legion of Skoda Fabia little has been done with the Peugeot driver and have had to settle for the following positions occupy podium.

The second day, and last, the second rally of the season continued last water, which has obliged, inter alia, to suspend the ninth and twelfth cut daily specials and thirteen sections of the test duration. During this day we saw a very driver Meeke has been guarded at all times a very incisive Juho Hänninen has managed to regain much lost time yesterday with a puncture.

Proof of this has five scratch been marked by the Finnish Skoda has managed to beat his teammate and “head ranks” Jan Kopecky. We must also say that the Czech had a puncture also be delayed in their fight for the podium. Yet we should clarify that Kopecky has not been at any time not even the shadow of the pilot who proved last year.

Another that has not been spared the problems puncture was Oliveira Dani. The idol of the home crowd was very well located behind the Skoda drivers, but after this problem has gone up to seventh.

In addition to the good work of Kris Meeke and co-driver Paul Nagle not be denied at any time, also include the good performance of this second British Guy Wilks. The Skoda driver, accompanied by Phil Pugh has completed a test in what has been his second rally at the wheel of the Fabia S2000.

After this fiasco test (yes, well, with full), both organizationally and as far as competition is concerned, Juho Hänninen is at the forefront the classification of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge

Ranking end of the Rally of Curitiba:

1 Meeke 1h27m56.3s
2 Wilks 1h28m36.2s
3 Hänninen 1h29m26.6s
4 Kopecký 1h29m45.0s
5 Magalhães 1h31m40.1s

Takes a little over a year and possibly removed during this time David Coulthard has proved that most racing cars in his life. In addition to his television appearances on Top Gear and Fifth Gear at the controls of a Red Bull car, a brand under which is still under contract, and a Volkswagen Caddy German championship.

After testing several Sometimes the Mercedes C Class DTM, resulting rumor mill about his future, now it’s try another of the jewels of racing that are under the advertising effort of Red Bull. Kamaz I’m talking about for years participating in events such as the Dakar in the truck. As the grand master Vladimir Chagin which certainly has some chubby cheeks that make you want to squeeze and squeeze …

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Although Petter Solberg is doing great merit to show that remains the same as ever, capable of fighting for victory, image that will open the sports sections of television news Kimi Räikkönen will be to put upside down their Citroën C4 WRC. The truth is that in this test, the Finn has not had much luck or demonstrated the pace of the last rally of Sweden. Probably with a test could have done more, but what happened has happened.

In the images we see the Onboard the time of the accident. You can see the driver of the Citroën Junior Team comes from a very fast with lots of curves. After a small series of downhill hairpins, Raikkonen takes too interior which unsettles the car and he literally spits out against the mountain. After what we all know. Six rolling and former Formula 1 champion of 2007 who is forced to leave.

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First time in the season that is the predator Sébastien Loeb in action and has done since then in the most opportune time. The pace shown by the French during the afternoon in Mexico has been very strong away his two main threats, Petter Solberg and Sebastien Ogier enough to not be a problem tomorrow.

However, the number one Citroën must contend with the fact of opening track, although in his favor plays that only subtract for the final four stages of Rally and two of them are super special. Knowing that Loeb has left after eating at all. A clean section after the first pass of the morning, has done the rest and allowed it to increase the pace in what has been an example of the coolness of six-time World Rally champion.

I like this special and once again I was okay. The car is perfect, so I tried to go the limit. It will be difficult to escape the first morning, so I’m doing everything I can. Still do not know what the plan for tonight, I’ll do everything I can for the afternoon and then decide, but if I acted like it should be enough for tomorrow.

For its part the other two pilots of the French brand’s remaining race have fought the fight for second place. Ford also has two of his students fighting for fourth place in the overall standings although both continue to experience problems in their cars. So much so that Malcolm Wilson took the decision to use the car set Henning Solberg to see if things improve.

The fight between Solberg and Ogier has continued during the following sections, taking some advantage of Norwegian, which has allowed Loeb to pull further and take the lead almost to fifty seconds. In front there were only a leg and the last two super special of the day, often not report much change unless Latvala is involved.

These last few miles of competition of the day have enabled Sébastien Loeb to stretch over the rope and take their lead to 55.5 seconds.

was a perfect day. There are no mistakes, I was flat out all the time, trying to increase my advantage. Now we have more than 50 seconds to be perfect, but we must stay on the road and avoid mistakes. That’s the plan.

In the battle for second place in the Rally Mexico, Sébastien Ogier seems to have made the perfect play chess. The Junior Team Citroën driver managed to finish 2.7 seconds behind Petter Solberg and therefore am in the last game, will benefit by not having to sweep the road for his rival.

We have decreased the rate at final morning only to be third, because it will be an advantage to be behind Petter on the road. We try to finish second. That’s the plan. It was a good day. Sébastien has been very fast, but it was never my plan to fight him, has always been to fight with Petter.

The late for the Ford team has been better than the morning, especially after making the decision to take the set-up Henning Solberg reference. However, the differences with the Citroens are still very large and are more than 45 seconds behind the French. Besides the cars of the blue oval have not yet managed not even score a scratch. Tomorrow are four stages, but victory seems more than sentenced.

After two days of competition:

1.Sébastien LOEB3: 08:49.60.0
2.Petter SOLBERG3: 09:45.1 +55.5
3.Sébastien OGIER3: 09:47.8 +58.2
4.Jari-Matti LATVALA3: 10:33.5 +1:43.9
5.Mikko HIRVONEN3: 10:49.5 +1:59.9
6.Henning SOLBERG3: 11:14.8 +2:25.2
7.Federico VILLAGRA3: 18:01.4 +9:11.8
8.Martin PROKOP3: 25:17.6 +16:28.0
9. Xavier PONS3: 25:22.4 +16:32.8
10.Armindo ARAÚJO3: 26:54.3 +18:04.7

For its part Xavier Pons remains second behind Martin Prokop and tomorrow will try to fight for victory in the category of S2000. Armindo Araujo in turn dominates with an iron hand the championship Production.